Jennifer Lawrence, best actress nominee for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook", arrives at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 24, 2013.

The Oscars 2013 took place on Sunday night with a number of high profile incidents taking place, as well as history being made, to make the night one to remember in Academy Awards history.

"Argo" took home the award for Best Picture, becoming only the 7th film not to take the Best Director accolade - which went to Ang Lee for "Life of Pi" - when winning Best Picture.

Ben Affleck made a passionate acceptance speech that had wife Jennifer Garner with tears in her eyes, and he seemed not to be put off by being snubbed for the Best Director category.

Meanwhile, Jennifer Lawrence took home the Best Actress award, falling as she climbed the stairs to the stage to collect her award. She seemed overwhelmed by the award but her down-to-Earth personality continued to win her praise despite a fumbling acceptance speech. She was clearly delighted, and her fans and admirers celebrated with her.

Britain's Daniel Day-Lewis also made Oscar history, by becoming the first person to win three Best Actor awards. he won the coveted Best Actor award for his portrayal of President Lincoln in "Lincoln." Clearly delighted he offered a humble acceptance speech, which oozed with the composure and authority of one of Hollywood's legends.

First Lady Michelle Obama also made a surprise appearance to reveal the Best Film award. At the event Jack Nicholson introduced the First Lady, who spoke from a video feed from the White House. She opened the envelope to reveal "Argo" as the winner for the biggest prize of the night.

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Actress Jennifer Lawrence falls as she walks up the steps to accept the award for best actress for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook" at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 24, 2013.

Elsewhere, Seth MacFarlane gave what most expected, a comical and at times bordering-on-offensive hosting of the awards. Although he received criticism for a number of strong jokes, he also received equal praise for his presenting of the show, and for offering a fresher and more youthful type of event this year - something that the Academy desperately wanted as they prepared for this year's awards show.

That said MacFarlane clearly upset Naomi Watts and Charlize Theron at the start of the awards show when he performed a rude song, to offer a glimpse of what organizers could expect from him. However, William Shatner soon arrived as Captain Kirk and put MacFarlane in his place, to regulate the awards show back to a degree of normality.

The full list of winners is shown below, in the order they were presented at Sunday's awards show:

Daniel Day Lewis accepts the Oscar for best actor for his role in "Lincoln," at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 24, 2013. Day Lewis is the first actor to win three best actor Oscars.